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  • Research Article   
  • Adv Crop Sci Tech 2016, Vol 4(5): 238
  • DOI: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000238

The Influence of Intercropping Sorghum with Legumes for Managementand Control of Striga in Sorghum at Assosa Zone, Benshangul GumuzRegion, Western Ethiopia, East Africa

Getahun Dereje1*, Tigist Adisu1, Megersa Mengesha1 and Tesfa Bogale2
1Assosa Agricultural Research Centre, Assosa, Ethiopia
2Jimma Agricultural Research Centre, Jimma, Ethiopia
*Corresponding Author : Getahun Dereje, Assosa Agricultural Research Centre, Assosa,PO Box 265, Ethiopia, Tel: +251913036868, Email: getahundereje11@yahoo.com

Received Date: Jun 27, 2016 / Accepted Date: Sep 06, 2016 / Published Date: Sep 08, 2016

Abstract

Sorghum is an important cereal crop and occupies third place in production after Maize and Tef in Ethiopia. Striga hermonthica reduces sorghum yields by competing for water, nutrients, space, light and photosynthates with the host plants. Information on the influence of intercropping sorghum with legumes for management and control of striga in sorghum in the Assosa Zone is scanty. On farm experiments were they are conducted at three locations, for three years, to investigate the effect of eleven treatments (Intercrop ground nut with Sorghum 1:1 and Simultaneous planting, Intercrop ground nut with sorghum 1:1 and Relay planting, Intercrop ground nut with Sorghum 2:1 and Simultaneous planting, Intercrop ground nut with Sorghum 2:1 and Relay planting, Intercrop soybean with sorghum 1:1 and Simultaneous planting, Intercrop soybean with sorghum 1:1 and Relay planting, Intercrop soybean with sorghum 2:1 and Simultaneous planting, Intercrop soybean with sorghum 2:1 and Relay planting, Sole soybean, Sole Sorghum and Sole Ground nut.) and was laid out in a randomised complete block design (RCBD) with three replication. Significant influence on the grain yield of sorghum due to treatment application was recorded. During the all season, the sorghum/legume intercrop had the highest sorghum yield. The sorghum/Ground nut intercrop out yielded than the sorghum/soybean intercrop at all growing season. The gross income and Land equivalent ratio indicates greater economic benefit with this intercropping groundnut in 1:1 proportion and simultaneous planting than sole planting. As a result, intercropping groundnut in 1:1 proportion and simultaneous planting for the control striga is essential, ideal and useful to small-scale farmers, in order to achieve sustainable crop production.

Keywords: Sorghum; Striga hermonthica; Intercropping; Yield; Land equivalent ratio

Citation: Dereje G, Adisu T, Mengesha M, Bogale T (2016) The Influence of Intercropping Sorghum with Legumes for Management and Control of Striga in Sorghum at Assosa Zone, Benshangul Gumuz Region, Western Ethiopia, East Africa. Adv Crop Sci Tech 4:238. Doi: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000238

Copyright: © 2016 Dereje G, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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